What does feisty mean?

Definitions for feisty
ˈfaɪ stifeisty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feisty, plucky, spunkyadjective

    showing courage

    "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

  2. huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchyadjective

    quick to take offense

Wiktionary

  1. feistyadjective

    Tenacious, energetic, spunky.

  2. feistyadjective

    Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

  3. feistyadjective

    Easily offended and ready to bicker.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of feisty in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of feisty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of feisty in a Sentence

  1. Barack Obama:

    I come off a couple weeks of family time. I feel refreshed, renewed, recharged, a little feisty, i'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work.

  2. Andy Blue:

    This is why we work so hard for every single patient who comes through our doors — so they can return to the wild and thrive in their natural habitat, this little fighter went from emaciated with severe burns to becoming a feisty predator who will be able to fend for herself in nature. We are thrilled !

  3. Sally Cohen:

    When Liz was first diagnosed, I remember she said to [her childhood friends]— she has such a feisty personality— ‘I want to know when you’re mad at your husbands, what your kids did right, wrong, what color you’re painting your house,’ [She] wanted our conversations to be normal … she didn’t want people to shy away.

  4. Maureen O'Hara:

    Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.

  5. Javier Cazares:

    Smart little girl. She's feisty. She's a little go-getter, she'll give her shirt off her back if she could to help somebody out.

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